Chip Castille

Chief Retirement Strategist

Chip Castille, Managing Director, is BlackRock's Chief Retirement Strategist. He is responsible for the development, product management and distribution of BlackRock's U.S. Retirement strategies and services. He is a member of BlackRock's Global Operating Committee.

Mr. Castille's current service with the firm dates back to 2007, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, he was Head of U.S. Defined Contribution Product Development. Prior to joining BGI in 2007, he was a Managing Director at Wilshire Associates and Chief Investment Officer for Wilshire Funds Management. During an earlier stint with BGI, from 1993 to 1999, he was part of the team that developed LifePath portfolios, the industry's first target date fund, in 1993. In 1997, he developed BGI's Portfolio Works, a software solution that helped clients optimize manager structures.

Mr. Castille's investment management experience includes expertise in solving asset allocation, manager selection and structure problems. He co-authored "Optimizing Manager Structure and Budgeting Manager Risk" (Journal of Portfolio Management) with John Pirone and Duane Whitney, which received the Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy award for outstanding article in 2000. He is a contributing author on the BlackRock Blog and serves on a variety of retirement industry boards.

Mr. Castille earned a BA degree in journalism from Louisiana State University in 1987 and an MBA degree from Loyola University in 1989.

Chip Castille

Chief Retirement Strategist

Chip Castille, Managing Director, is BlackRock's Chief Retirement Strategist. He is responsible for the development, product management and distribution of BlackRock's U.S. Retirement strategies and services. He is a member of BlackRock's Global Operating Committee.

Mr. Castille's current service with the firm dates back to 2007, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, he was Head of U.S. Defined Contribution Product Development. Prior to joining BGI in 2007, he was a Managing Director at Wilshire Associates and Chief Investment Officer for Wilshire Funds Management. During an earlier stint with BGI, from 1993 to 1999, he was part of the team that developed LifePath portfolios, the industry's first target date fund, in 1993. In 1997, he developed BGI's Portfolio Works, a software solution that helped clients optimize manager structures.

Mr. Castille's investment management experience includes expertise in solving asset allocation, manager selection and structure problems. He co-authored "Optimizing Manager Structure and Budgeting Manager Risk" (Journal of Portfolio Management) with John Pirone and Duane Whitney, which received the Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy award for outstanding article in 2000. He is a contributing author on the BlackRock Blog and serves on a variety of retirement industry boards.

Mr. Castille earned a BA degree in journalism from Louisiana State University in 1987 and an MBA degree from Loyola University in 1989.